Enjoy the chapter, and have a great weekend! Thanks for all the support :) -Plum Important note!! I made a big flub and attached my brainsto
Enjoy the chapter, and have a great weekend!
Thanks for all the support :)
-Plum
Important note!!
I made a big flub and attached my brainstorming outline for this book, and there are definite spoilers in there! Please don't read it if you got ...
Hey all! Thanks for reading! :)
It's Friday, so enjoy. Also, if you haven't tried out my Neon Dust Series, today's a great time; a new chapter will drop later this afternoon. Cheers!
-Plum
After Andy had walked everyone back to the top of the plateau, ensuring that Shawna and Silas passed through his traps without incident, he turned to Lucy and said, “Y...
2025-07-25 11:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter! Thanks for reading and supporting :)
-Plum
When Victor stepped out of his portal, into the workshop located in his private quarters, he paused there, contemplating the vault-like door to his cultivation chamber. His treasures were still there, and he wondered if he ought to take them with him. The thought was random, but it brought to mind the vessel containing the fear geis...
2025-07-24 20:43:48 +0000 UTC View PostYay! Andy is back on the menu! Enjoy today's chapter :)
-Plum
“What do you mean by that?” Oscar asked, shifting his feet and glancing down at his bow.
“Yeah, what?” the younger guy, Silas, asked, pushing past the woman who’d been trying to calm him down. He glared at Andy, frustration clear in his narrowed, pale blue eyes.
Andy ignored the men and continued looking at S...
2025-07-23 13:20:59 +0000 UTC View PostI'm back! Yay! Thanks for your patience, everyone. :) LitRPG Con was really cool - definitely recommend. The level of entertainment and the amazing panels that some of the big names in the genre put on were well worth the price of admission, I think. Anyway, yeah, I'm planning on attending again next year.
Enjoy the chapter!
Plum
“Well,” Victor said, gesturing ...
2025-07-22 13:44:46 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! Sorry for the last-minute notice. I know I told you all I'd be going to LitRPG Con this weekend in Denver, but I don't think I made clear that I don't think I'll be able to keep up my writing during that time. So, if that wasn't obvious, I'm afraid that I'll be away from home from tomorrow through Monday, and new chapters are unlikely.
I'm very sorry for that, but, in my defense, it's the first time off I've taken in a good long while. Even so, if you would like to get your han...
2025-07-16 21:09:52 +0000 UTC View PostHope you enjoy today's chapter! Thanks for reading and supporting the story!
-Plum
Andy lay in his bed, windows open to the cool breeze, thankful that in that regard at least, the System seemed to have wrought a pleasant change over the desert. The more he thought about it, though, the more he wondered if that were true. If it were this much cooler in the middle of summer, what would winter be...
2025-07-16 21:05:06 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go! Thanks for reading and for supporting this story -- even here on book eleven, I still love writing it. :)
Cheers,
Plum
The wolf-like man snarled, but he immediately backed off. He saw how ineffective his aura was against Victor and, what’s more, he surely felt the weight of Victor’s mountainous intent. He turned, gave Vracia a parting, red-eyed g...
2025-07-15 20:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! Today is the day when Vainglory goes live on Audible and Kindle Unlimited. I know a bunch of you have read the story here on Patreon, but I think there might be quite a few of you who haven't given it a try yet. Now's the perfect time - you can see if you like it and help me with that pesky Amazon algorithm at the same time! :)
Here are the links where you can find it:
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Thanks for reading, everyone!
Enjoy~
-Plum
When Andy reached the top of the trail, he was met with a large crowd of residents, most of them holding makeshift weapons. In a way, he felt good seeing them there; they looked ready to fight. On the other hand, he was leading two prisoners at spear-point, and there was murder in the eyes of more than one trailer park resid...
2025-07-14 18:45:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey, how about a Victor of Tucson chapter to help you enjoy this relaxing Sunday?
Thanks for the support!
-Plum
Victor soared in a broad, swooping glide toward the distant figures, occasionally looking down to see if his falling magma was doing any damage to the vast, golden grassland. The air was cool, though, and he was high; the bits of liquid rock quickl...
2025-07-13 19:52:35 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy today's chapter :)
Appreciate you all reading!
-Plum
As Tony approached the door, he was startled when his comms came back online and Glitch’s voice came through. “We’re on the local net, using encrypted data. It’ll take them hours of sifting to notice our traffic. Sorry, I should have thought of this when we were talking a minute ago, but my he...
2025-07-12 18:10:52 +0000 UTC View PostHope you enjoy the chapter!
Have a great weekend! :)
-Plum
Addie watched through Humpty’s feed as Tony rapidly fired his pistol around the corner, then ducked for cover as the plastic wall paneling deformed, peeling away from the concrete underneath as the enemy’s bullets punished it. Tony pulled one of the black grenades off his bandolier and threw it around the corner. Meanwhile, Addie could hear Beef’s big gun thundering.
...
2025-07-11 21:14:26 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your Friday delivery! Enjoy it while I go write some cyberpunk :)
-Plum
Rhodes was much faster than it seemed a man his size ought to be. He waved his free arm in a classic martial arts block, knocking Andy’s spear to the side. Without hesitation, he pounced, pushing past Andy’s open guard. When he lifted his sledgehammer, it glowed with an orange halo and seemed to move through the ...
2025-07-11 13:51:18 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's delivery! Thanks for reading :)
-Plum
Victor shook the man’s hand, noting the pliable nature of his metallic flesh. “I’m Victor.” As their hands unclasped, he asked, “A djinn?” He knew enough about Earth’s mythology to recognize the term—something about Arabian legends and wishes granted.
“That’s right, sir. And you? Do I detect the blood of a titan und...
2025-07-10 19:37:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis might change when I get a publisher for the story, but here's the current art, if anyone's interested! :)
Official art for Vainglory, Book Two.
Here's the official art for Vainglory, Book 1.
Hope you enjoy! Friday's chapter should have some resolution for you all. Sorry for all the cliffs and semi-cliffs.
Cheers,
Plum
Andy tensed, ready to spring into action. He might not be able to avoid that arrow, but he could maybe mitigate the damage—
“Hold up!” a woman said, her voice instantly making connections in Andy’s head. She was one o...
2025-07-09 18:28:51 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter! Not much action, but some bits of world building that might help paint a grander picture of the universe :)
Thanks!
-Plum
Victor looked over the very short list of possible System teleports:
1. Yoonsh – 45,000 Energy beads
2. Gassan – 52,000 Energy beads
<... 2025-07-08 18:41:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! I know most of you who are into this series have already read this (a while ago), but if you're also reading the KU version or listening to the Audible, now's your chance! :)
Also, don't forget that if you've read it in any shape or form, it's certainly ethical to leave me a review over on Amazon (nudge, nudge.)
I appreciate you folks! :)
2025-07-08 12:11:26 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! See you on Wednesday with the next. Also, sorry for the cliff, but we're still in the fight.
-Plum
Andy slipped away from the chaos of the group—raiding party or whatever they were—and hugged the shadows of a nearby mesquite’s trunk. He heard a woman screaming about how she couldn’t stop the bleeding, and the leader barking orders as one kerosene-soaked torch after another flared to life.
The scene out there ...
2025-07-07 19:13:03 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for reading! Hope you enjoy :)
-Plum
26 – Reports and Logistics
The days following Victor’s consumption of Dro Vah’s heart were filled with myriad logistical problems and solutions, mostly involving his new army and what, exactly, he wanted to do with regard to the thousands of former thralls wanting to sign up for service. He was startled by the enthusiasm displayed by the people of Riverbend. Putting h...
2025-07-06 18:44:06 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy your Saturday evening :)
Thanks for reading!
-Plum
44 – Action
After a few minutes, Addie’s voice came through comms, “It’s clear to the elevator and stairs. There’s a camera cluster there, but Glitch caught its signal. All good to go in, Alpha.”
Tony glanced at Beef, clear as day in the enhanced light reception of his new helmet visor, and the big man nodded. T...
2025-07-05 21:12:25 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your slightly late delivery! Hope you enjoy :)
See you Monday with the next chapter!
-Plum
51 – Deception
Andy led his little band of night stalkers through the desert, skirting any scrub brush or dried-out cacti skeletons, careful to give them a path that wouldn’t reveal them before they were ready. The plan was for him to lead the others close, then they’d all fan out a ...
2025-07-05 14:52:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! I had to stub VG 1 in preparation for its launch on Kindle and Audible in a couple of weeks. That being said, here's the unedited manuscript and cover art for you all to enjoy, in case you were in the middle of it and don't want to wait for the KU version! :)
Here's your chapter! Happy 4th! Happy Friday!
-Plum
43 – Another Night, Another Lab
The van was surprisingly quiet as they left the Ninety-Nine en route to the location where Glitchwitch had pinned down Victor Kwon’s lab. Addie was quiet because her mind was busy dealing with guilt and the knowledge that she was deluding herself, and everyone in her crew knew it. After a while, the things she was imagining...
2025-07-04 19:31:29 +0000 UTC View PostWell, here we have another chapter! And I'm tired :)
Enjoy while I go and grill some meat.
-Plum
50 – Let’s Hear ’em Out
As Andy and his six compatriots started down the long trail leading to the base of the plateau, Tucker hissed, “Damn! Wish I had a flashlight. Did anyone bring a lamp?” Andy didn’t feel like it was dark at all, but he glanced up, noticing that the moon wa...
2025-07-03 22:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostThanks so much for reading :)
Hope you all enjoy it!
-Plum
25 – Natural Armor
Victor navigated the menu on the System Stone, adding project after project to the queue. Meanwhile, the sacks, boxes, and chests full of Energy beads that he’d stacked at the base of the stone were quietly depleted—the System took its payment noiselessly. He read over the many System-generated projects...
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